The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-24
FLORIDA,

| FLORIDA,
st. Augustine will soon have telephone
service.
Plume birds are reported numerous down
! on the coast.
The DeLand military company has or
dered fatigue caps, and will have blouseS
made
There is now less sickness in and around
| Brooksville than ever before at this season
of the year.
| S. G.. Brooks, of DeLand, is building a
steamboat sixty feet long to be used on the
Halifax rive! as pile-driver.
Parties were in ST. Augustine last week
endeavoring to make arrangements for
lighting the city with electric lights.
1t is proposed TO attach II ball and chain
to the foot of every city prisoner who is set
to work on the streets at st. Augustine.
While on his way down the river Wednes-
day night the air became SO cool that fire
felt very comfortable TO the editor Of the
DeLand Chronicle
DIR. Dewitt Webb, of st. Augustine, was
elected a member OF the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF Science at its
late meeting IN New York city.
E. G. Evans, who has charge of the Wad-
del place ON Joshua creek, near Arcadia,
has seven acres planted in guava trees,
nearly all of which are heavily loaded with
fruit
Six steamers lay at Towles q Hendrys
wharf, at Fort Myers, last Sunday, as fol
lows: Alice Howard, Spray, Dolly Mamie,
Suwannee, and Capt McKinleys steam
yacht.
w, II. Shelter, of Oxford. pntentee for a
rice beating and cleaning machine, has just
sold the patentright to his said machine in
and to three-fourths OF the territory of the
Init tod AZ nf
Last Saturday the trustees elected Prof.
r. II. Ramsay, of Sweet Water, Tenn, at
a salary of 500 per month, TO take charge
of the Manatee school for the ensuing year.
Prof. Ramsay will furnish an assistant.
The school term is eight months.
Workmen are engaged in putting on the
stucco on the front of the Cathedral at st.
Augustine. The contractor now has all
material ready for the roof. The new and
magnificent tower will be siXty-fVe feet
higher than the apex of the old belfry, or
about l4J feet from the ground
c. H. Sheffield, a resident of White
Spring, eight miles north of Wellborn, com
mitted suicide there Monday by stabhing
himself to the heart He was confirmed
morphine eater, and of late has not APP
peared to be in his right mind. These causes
are supposed to have resulted in his death.
At Milton Monday the election for prohi-
bit.on in a vote of 522 resulted in majority
of 30 for the dry ticket, The superstition is
that the country precincts will go dry also
Everything passed off quietly. The wet
men accept the situation cheerfully, while
the dry men are rejoicing over tho hard
earned victory.
There is some talk of the Second battalion
of Florida State troops holding an encaInp-
ment in St. Augustine sometime in Septem-
Der. Considerable correspondence has
passed between different companies and the
officers Of ST. Augustine battery, and it is
more than probable that the movement will
assume tangible shape at Pablo.
Miss Colvanno, who was ono of the sub
jects of the Ne,cs- Herdld's Jacksonville
sensation in connection with the recent
death of Miss Hattie Lewis, in that city,
has sued the Netcs-Herdtd Company for
100000. The suit is entirely separate and
distinct from the one recently brought by
Mr. Lewis for the same amount.
St. Augustine Press. A Miss Dolores
Dartmoore who claims to be the daughter
of wealthy planter living near st. Angus
tine, has created sensation in New York
by shooting Miss Jennings. There is no
wealthy planter named Dartmoore in this
vicinity, nor oven anyone of that name. In
fact, there are no wealthy planters around
here at all, unless it be the undertakerS.
The officers Of the counties of Citrus and
Pasco are in attendance at a joint meeting
with the officers of fernando making a di-
vision of the public property, records etc,
formerly belonging to the old county of
fernando. II is an intricate job and re-
quires time and patience, as all the tax du-
plicates, records, dockets, etc, have to be
gone over. The work is progressing slowly
and tremendously
At jacksonville Monday as one of the
m
was digging for the foundation of the Sub
Tropical binding his spade turned up a
number of small square plaster blocks with
some SIS or $50 in nickels Tho blocks, on
being examined, were found to be plaster
dies, in which the spurious coin was cast.
The blocks, when placed together, were
about two inches square by one inch thick
They were found about three feet under
ground at the northeast corner of the water
works grounds, and do not have the appear
ance Of having been there a very great
length of time. The dies are we'll made UNI
doubtedly by skillful hands. and the coin
produced is a fine representation in appear
| ance OF the nickel pieces that are in such
general circulation, but almost any one on
| making careful examination could easily
! see that they were not genuine.
AtSt. Augustine last week young col
ored man, whose name cannot be ascertained,
| volyed III an alteration with another col
| ored man named Palmer Gregory The dis
| pute was about 15c. which the young man
claimed that Gregory owed him. He asked
| Gregory for the money, to which the latter
! replied that he would see him - before
he would pay him. This angered the young
man, and he picked up stick
and said he would get satisfaction
out of Gregory's hide. Gregory seized
an ak and struck him terri
| BILE blow on the forehead, causing a com
| pound fracture of the skull. Gregory then
ran and made his escape. The wounded
man died Tuesday afternoon, having re-
manned unconscious from the time of re-
ceiving the blow A determined effort is
| being made to capture Gregory, and it is
believed will be successful.
In response to call OF l.. Y. Jenness
| quito number of the veterans of the "Blue
and Grey met i'll the parlors of the Her
nando Hotel, at Brooksville, last week, for
| the purpose of organizing the FLORIDA
| Bivouac No. !, United Veterans of the Blue
and Greyn The meeting was called to
order and Mr.. Cobb was chosen temporary
chairman and DR.. Temple secretary. Mr.
Jenness arose and in short address
explained the object of the meeting. Short
| speeches were made by Capt. Zim-
norman. DR.. Temple, Col. Lloyd,
Mr., WickelSham Capt Ravisies,